— The following are the main news items coming out of this week’s TNA iMPACT! Wrestling:
* Samoa Joe vacated the X Division Title to sell his injury angle. A new champion will be determined next week on Impact in a four-way match featuring Low Ki vs. Tigre Uno vs. D.J. Zema vs. Mannik.
* James Storm & Abyss captured defeated The Wolves to capture the TNA Tag Titles. The match was set up when Davey Richards refused to join James Storm’s offer to join his heel faction, which led Storm to cash in his Feast or Fired Briefcase. Abyss is now part of Storm’s group.
* Gail Kim and Taryn Terrell will face Havok in a three-way match for the Knockouts Title next week.
* There will be a confrontation between TNA World Heavyweight ChampionBobby Roode and Bobby Lashley next week.
* Tommy Dreamer will face Bram in a Hardcore match next week.
— UPDATE: The final ratings numbers for last night’s episode of iMPACT! Wrestling are in. The event drew a household rating of 0.84 (0.8). This is an increase from last week’s rating of 0.75 (0.8). As reported earlier, the show averaged 970,000 viewers, compared to last week’s 930,000 viewers.
This was the highest rating iMPACT! has scored since October 8.
— ORIGINAL: Last night’s episode of iMPACT! Wrestling rebounded in viewership, while the rating stayed the same. The show drew 970,000 viewers, up 4% from last week’s 930,000, and held onto its 0.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
The household rating will be available later.
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